Data for 2004
Arable Land per Person, 2004
2004, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Arable Land per Person, 2004 covers 202 countries. Kazakhstan is highest, at 1.79675; Singapore is lowest, at 0.00017. The middle country reads 0.14210. Against 2003, 202 values changed (50 up, 152 down), the same countries are covered.
Arable Land per Person · Data for 2004
HighestKazakhstan
1.79675LowestSingapore
0.00017Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end.
01Position · derived
The table
Every country and every column of Arable Land per Person, 2004, as published. FAO ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 202 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KAZCentral Asia | 1.79675 |
| 2 | AUSAustralia and New Zealand | 1.29149 |
| 3 | CANNorthern America | 1.25080 |
| 4 | NERWestern Africa | 1.06326 |
| 5 | RUSEastern Europe | 0.84784 |
| 6 | ARGSouth America | 0.81911 |
| 7 | UKREastern Europe | 0.67700 |
| 8 | MDAEastern Europe | 0.63535 |
| 9 | PRYSouth America | 0.62134 |
| 10 | USANorthern America | 0.57551 |
| 11 | BLREastern Europe | 0.57019 |
| 12 | LTUNorthern Europe | 0.47864 |
| 13 | MNGEastern Asia | 0.46811 |
| 14 | HUNEastern Europe | 0.45493 |
| 15 | CAFMiddle Africa | 0.44600 |
| 16 | LVANorthern Europe | 0.44584 |
| 17 | TGOWestern Africa | 0.44496 |
| 18 | ISLNorthern Europe | 0.44167 |
| 19 | BGREastern Europe | 0.42932 |
| 20 | FINNorthern Europe | 0.42476 |
| 21 | URYSouth America | 0.42307 |
| 22 | DNKNorthern Europe | 0.41983 |
| 23 | NAMSouthern Africa | 0.41965 |
| 24 | BFAWestern Africa | 0.41794 |
| 25 | ROUEastern Europe | 0.41558 |
| 26 | BOLSouth America | 0.38884 |
| 27 | TCDMiddle Africa | 0.38306 |
| 28 | ESTNorthern Europe | 0.38112 |
| 29 | MLIWestern Africa | 0.37413 |
| 30 | NICCentral America | 0.36754 |
| 31 | TKMCentral Asia | 0.36478 |
| 32 | CMRMiddle Africa | 0.35881 |
| 33 | TURWestern Asia | 0.34801 |
| 34 | AFGSouthern Asia | 0.33174 |
| 35 | POLEastern Europe | 0.33026 |
| 36 | CUBCaribbean | 0.32975 |
| 37 | BENWestern Africa | 0.32479 |
| 38 | ZWEEastern Africa | 0.30730 |
| 39 | LBYNorthern Africa | 0.30505 |
| 40 | ESPSouthern Europe | 0.30346 |
| 41 | GINWestern Africa | 0.30267 |
| 42 | SWENorthern Europe | 0.29418 |
| 43 | FRAWestern Europe | 0.29292 |
| 44 | KHMSouth-eastern Asia | 0.27936 |
| 45 | TUNNorthern Africa | 0.27454 |
| 46 | MARNorthern Africa | 0.27410 |
| 47 | THASouth-eastern Asia | 0.27367 |
| 48 | SENWestern Africa | 0.27215 |
| 49 | ZAFSouthern Africa | 0.27148 |
| 50 | SLEWestern Africa | 0.26845 |
| 51 | CZEEastern Europe | 0.26777 |
| 52 | BRASouth America | 0.26143 |
| 53 | KGZCentral Asia | 0.26133 |
| 54 | SYRWestern Asia | 0.25942 |
| 55 | SVKEastern Europe | 0.25929 |
| 56 | BLZCentral America | 0.25765 |
| 57 | NGAWestern Africa | 0.25345 |
| 58 | ZMBEastern Africa | 0.25242 |
| 59 | BIHSouthern Europe | 0.24825 |
| 60 | BTNSouthern Asia | 0.24287 |
| 61 | MWIEastern Africa | 0.23999 |
| 62 | GRCSouthern Europe | 0.23998 |
| 63 | TZAEastern Africa | 0.23871 |
| 64 | IRNSouthern Asia | 0.23293 |
| 65 | MOZEastern Africa | 0.23185 |
| 66 | ERIEastern Africa | 0.23015 |
| 67 | IMNNorthern Europe | 0.22972 |
| 68 | DZANorthern Africa | 0.22965 |
| 69 | MKDSouthern Europe | 0.22865 |
| 70 | GABMiddle Africa | 0.22861 |
| 71 | MEXCentral America | 0.22237 |
| 72 | AZEWestern Asia | 0.22160 |
| 73 | UGAEastern Africa | 0.21912 |
| 74 | MMRSouth-eastern Asia | 0.21059 |
| 75 | GNBWestern Africa | 0.20747 |
| 76 | HRVSouthern Europe | 0.19677 |
| 77 | LAOSouth-eastern Asia | 0.19112 |
| 78 | ALBSouthern Europe | 0.19095 |
| 79 | NORNorthern Europe | 0.18925 |
| 80 | SAUWestern Asia | 0.18149 |
| 81 | GHAWestern Africa | 0.18007 |
| 82 | AGOMiddle Africa | 0.17742 |
| 83 | PAKSouthern Asia | 0.17696 |
| 84 | UZBCentral Asia | 0.16927 |
| 85 | AUTWestern Europe | 0.16878 |
| 86 | PANCentral America | 0.16856 |
| 87 | GMBWestern Africa | 0.16838 |
| 88 | SWZSouthern Africa | 0.16587 |
| 89 | IRQWestern Asia | 0.16317 |
| 90 | ETHEastern Africa | 0.16252 |
| 91 | MDGEastern Africa | 0.15855 |
| 92 | LSOSouthern Africa | 0.15727 |
| 93 | MRTWestern Africa | 0.15687 |
| 94 | KENEastern Africa | 0.15147 |
| 95 | KNACaribbean | 0.15114 |
| 96 | PERSouth America | 0.14619 |
| 97 | DEUWestern Europe | 0.14419 |
| 98 | HNDCentral America | 0.14386 |
| 99 | ARMWestern Asia | 0.14376 |
| 100 | CIVWestern Africa | 0.14289 |
| 101 | TONPolynesia | 0.14276 |
| 102 | PRTSouthern Europe | 0.14143 |
| 103 | INDSouthern Asia | 0.14057 |
| 104 | ITASouthern Europe | 0.13798 |
| 105 | COGMiddle Africa | 0.13743 |
| 106 | LUXWestern Europe | 0.13534 |
| 107 | BDIEastern Africa | 0.13473 |
| 108 | GTMCentral America | 0.13032 |
| 109 | IRLNorthern Europe | 0.12816 |
| 110 | TLSSouth-eastern Asia | 0.12744 |
| 111 | RWAEastern Africa | 0.12714 |
| 112 | LBRWestern Africa | 0.12671 |
| 113 | GUYSouth America | 0.12666 |
| 114 | BWASouthern Africa | 0.12506 |
| 115 | CODMiddle Africa | 0.11755 |
| 116 | GEOWestern Asia | 0.11509 |
| 117 | TJKCentral Asia | 0.11457 |
| 118 | COMEastern Africa | 0.11193 |
| 119 | CYPWestern Asia | 0.11102 |
| 120 | SOMEastern Africa | 0.10991 |
| 121 | FJIMelanesia | 0.10591 |
| 122 | SURSouth America | 0.10313 |
| 123 | NZLAustralia and New Zealand | 0.10275 |
| 124 | SLVCentral America | 0.10184 |
| 125 | HTICaribbean | 0.10101 |
| 126 | VENSouth America | 0.10060 |
| 127 | CPVWestern Africa | 0.10013 |
| 128 | VUTMelanesia | 0.09722 |
| 129 | GBRNorthern Europe | 0.09700 |
| 130 | PRKEastern Asia | 0.09483 |
| 131 | ECUSouth America | 0.09384 |
| 132 | CHNEastern Asia | 0.09291 |
| 133 | CHLSouth America | 0.09267 |
| 134 | LIEWestern Europe | 0.09028 |
| 135 | NPLSouthern Asia | 0.08840 |
| 136 | SVNSouthern Europe | 0.08813 |
| 137 | DOMCaribbean | 0.08137 |
| 138 | BELWestern Europe | 0.08061 |
| 139 | VNMSouth-eastern Asia | 0.08053 |
| 140 | IDNSouth-eastern Asia | 0.07868 |
| 141 | DMACaribbean | 0.07283 |
| 142 | MUSEastern Africa | 0.07125 |
| 143 | NLDWestern Europe | 0.06925 |
| 144 | WSMPolynesia | 0.06443 |
| 145 | YEMWestern Asia | 0.05997 |
| 146 | PHLSouth-eastern Asia | 0.05926 |
| 147 | BGDSouthern Asia | 0.05698 |
| 148 | CHEWestern Europe | 0.05491 |
| 149 | ATGCaribbean | 0.05081 |
| 150 | CRICentral America | 0.05000 |
| 151 | JAMCaribbean | 0.04977 |
| 152 | BRBCaribbean | 0.04863 |
| 153 | COLSouth America | 0.04798 |
| 154 | ISRWestern Asia | 0.04567 |
| 155 | LKASouthern Asia | 0.04480 |
| 156 | TCACaribbean | 0.04375 |
| 157 | VGBCaribbean | 0.04370 |
| 158 | GNQMiddle Africa | 0.04111 |
| 159 | STPMiddle Africa | 0.03805 |
| 160 | MYSSouth-eastern Asia | 0.03748 |
| 161 | EGYNorthern Africa | 0.03731 |
| 162 | PNGMelanesia | 0.03635 |
| 163 | SLBMelanesia | 0.03582 |
| 164 | JORWestern Asia | 0.03553 |
| 165 | KOREastern Asia | 0.03438 |
| 166 | JPNEastern Asia | 0.03427 |
| 167 | SMRSouthern Europe | 0.03395 |
| 168 | LBNWestern Asia | 0.02964 |
| 169 | NCLMelanesia | 0.02823 |
| 170 | PSEWestern Asia | 0.02283 |
| 171 | MLTSouthern Europe | 0.02243 |
| 172 | FSMMicronesia | 0.02234 |
| 173 | ABWCaribbean | 0.02102 |
| 174 | KIRMicronesia | 0.02081 |
| 175 | BHSCaribbean | 0.02060 |
| 176 | TTOCaribbean | 0.01933 |
| 177 | VIRCaribbean | 0.01844 |
| 178 | GRDCaribbean | 0.01829 |
| 179 | VCTCaribbean | 0.01772 |
| 180 | QATWestern Asia | 0.01578 |
| 181 | MNPMicronesia | 0.01564 |
| 182 | PLWMicronesia | 0.01514 |
| 183 | PRICaribbean | 0.01448 |
| 184 | AREWestern Asia | 0.01422 |
| 185 | ASMPolynesia | 0.01408 |
| 186 | GUMMicronesia | 0.01221 |
| 187 | LCACaribbean | 0.01218 |
| 188 | SYCEastern Africa | 0.01212 |
| 189 | OMNWestern Asia | 0.01206 |
| 190 | BRNSouth-eastern Asia | 0.01133 |
| 191 | ANDSouthern Europe | 0.01090 |
| 192 | MDVSouthern Asia | 0.00995 |
| 193 | PYFPolynesia | 0.00978 |
| 194 | MHLMicronesia | 0.00965 |
| 195 | BMUNorthern America | 0.00639 |
| 196 | KWTWestern Asia | 0.00510 |
| 197 | CYMCaribbean | 0.00441 |
| 198 | BHRWestern Asia | 0.00246 |
| 199 | FRONorthern Europe | 0.00132 |
| 200 | DJIEastern Africa | 0.00121 |
| 201 | HKGEastern Asia | 0.00074 |
| 202 | SGPSouth-eastern Asia | 0.00017 |
02In 2004
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Highest
- 1
Kazakhstan1.79675
- 2
Australia1.29149
- 3
Canada1.25080
- 4
Niger1.06326
- 5
Russia0.84784
Lowest
- 202
Singapore0.00017
- 201
Hong Kong0.00074
- 200
Djibouti0.00121
- 199
Faroe Islands0.00132
- 198
Bahrain0.00246
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 0.14210. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
032003 → 2004
Since 2003
What changed between 2003 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −0countries joined / left
- 202values changed, of 202 in both
- 50 · 152rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
Australia1.17845 → 1.29149+0.11304
Argentina0.77629 → 0.81911+0.04282
Lithuania0.44653 → 0.47864+0.03211
Sierra Leone0.23885 → 0.26845+0.02960
Latvia0.41828 → 0.44584+0.02757
Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.
04Caveats
Read before you use
What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.
One year of the 2026 release
Every year in this series comes from FAO’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 2004.
The position is ours
FAO publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 202 countries has every column.
05The files
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (2004). Arable Land per Person, 2004 [data set], describing 2004. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/arable-land-per-person/2004
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Other years
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Arable Land per Person, 2003202 countries
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Arable Land per Person, 2005202 countries
All of them
Arable Land per Person: every year63 held, with the data dictionary, coverage and licence.
How it has moved, charted by country
07Questions
Arable Land per Person, 2004: questions and answers
Which country has the highest arable land per person in Arable Land per Person, 2004?
Kazakhstan, at 1.79675, of the 202 countries in the file.
What year does Arable Land per Person, 2004 describe?
2004.
How many countries does Arable Land per Person, 2004 cover?
202.
Where can I download Arable Land per Person, 2004?
On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.
Is Arable Land per Person, 2004 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Arable Land per Person, 2023.